Southwest Airlines Doesn't Care About Kevin Smith

Another day, another social media kerfuffle. This time it’s film director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) and Southwest Airlines.

Smith [pictured right] was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight because he was deemed a “safety risk.” The real reason: Smith is too big to fit into one seat.

He knows this, and usually buys two seats on Southwest, since the tickets are so cheap. However, this weekend he got onto an earlier flight where he only had one seat, and then was asked to leave the flight after boarding.

Smith went public with his gripes on

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